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Research shows that obedient children are happy children. One of the best gifts parents can give their kids is to teach them obedience.

Parenting tip: Effective disciplining of a child is less about proper methods and more about the proper attitude of the parent.

Parenting tip: The more words you use to communicate your expectations of your kids, the less confident you sound.

Parenting tip: The best way to discipline your kid is not by raising your voice, but by speaking with a sense of calm, confident authority. 

Parenting tip: Your children are more likely to obey you if they trust that you have their best interests in mind. 

Parenting tip: Getting your kid to obey requires looking, acting and talking like you have complete confidence in your authority.

Parenting tip: “Because I said so” is not a cop-out; in fact, it’s an important assertion of parental authority.